Acts 15:40

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

but Paul chose Silas and set out, commended to the grace of the Lord by the brothers and sisters.

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  • Acts 14:26 : 26 From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.
  • Acts 15:22 : 22 Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, leaders among the brothers, to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas.
  • Acts 11:23 : 23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
  • Acts 13:3 : 3 Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.
  • Acts 15:32 : 32 Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.
  • Acts 16:1-3 : 1 Timothy Joins Paul and Silas He also came to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple named Timothy was there, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but whose father was a Greek. 2 The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. 3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was Greek.
  • Acts 20:32 : 32 And now I entrust you to God and to the message of his grace. This message is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
  • 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been in vain. In fact, I worked harder than all of them– yet not I, but the grace of God with me.
  • 2 Tim 4:22 : 22 The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you.
  • Titus 3:15 : 15 Everyone with me greets you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.
  • 2 John 1:10-11 : 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting, 11 because the person who gives him a greeting shares in his evil deeds.

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  • Acts 15:41
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    41He passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

  • Acts 17:14-15
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    14Then the brothers sent Paul away to the coast at once, but Silas and Timothy remained in Berea.

    15Those who accompanied Paul escorted him as far as Athens, and after receiving an order for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they left.

  • Acts 15:32-33
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    32Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech.

    33After they had spent some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.

  • Acts 15:35-39
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    35But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming(along with many others) the word of the Lord.

    36Paul and Barnabas Part Company After some days Paul said to Barnabas,“Let’s return and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord to see how they are doing.”

    37Barnabas wanted to bring John called Mark along with them too,

    38but Paul insisted that they should not take along this one who had left them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.

    39They had a sharp disagreement, so that they parted company. Barnabas took along Mark and sailed away to Cyprus,

  • Acts 15:22
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    22Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to send men chosen from among them, Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, leaders among the brothers, to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas.

  • Acts 18:27
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    27When Apollos wanted to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he assisted greatly those who had believed by grace,

  • Acts 14:26
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    26From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.

  • Acts 15:25
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    25we have unanimously decided to choose men to send to you along with our dear friends Barnabas and Paul,

  • Acts 17:10
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    10Paul and Silas at Berea The brothers sent Paul and Silas off to Berea at once, during the night. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.

  • Acts 13:43
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    43When the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and God-fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and were persuading them to continue in the grace of God.

  • Acts 17:33
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    33So Paul left the Areopagus.

  • Acts 20:1-2
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    1Paul Travels Through Macedonia and Greece After the disturbance had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging them and saying farewell, he left to go to Macedonia.

    2After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,

  • Acts 13:2-4
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    2While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,“Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

    3Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.

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  • 2 Cor 8:17-19
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    17because he not only accepted our request, but since he was very eager, he is coming to you of his own accord.

    18And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in spreading the gospel.

    19In addition, this brother has also been chosen by the churches as our traveling companion as we administer this generous gift to the glory of the Lord himself and to show our readiness to help.

  • Acts 15:2-3
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    2When Paul and Barnabas had a major argument and debate with them, the church appointed Paul and Barnabas and some others from among them to go up to meet with the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this point of disagreement.

    3So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they were relating at length the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.

  • Acts 28:14-15
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    14There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome.

    15The brothers from there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. When he saw them, Paul thanked God and took courage.

  • Acts 11:30
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    30They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

  • Acts 16:39-40
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    39and came and apologized to them. After they brought them out, they asked them repeatedly to leave the city.

    40When they came out of the prison, they entered Lydia’s house, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then departed.

  • Acts 9:30
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    30When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

  • Acts 14:23
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    23When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed.

  • Acts 21:19
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    19When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

  • Acts 12:25
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    25So Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had completed their mission, bringing along with them John Mark.

  • Acts 16:2
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    2The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.

  • 1 Thess 3:1
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    1So when we could bear it no longer, we decided to stay on in Athens alone.

  • Acts 14:20
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    20But after the disciples had surrounded him, he got up and went back into the city. On the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe.

  • Acts 13:13
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  • Acts 15:27
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    27Therefore we are sending Judas and Silas who will tell you these things themselves in person.

  • Acts 16:10
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    10After Paul saw the vision, we attempted immediately to go over to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.

  • Acts 18:5
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    5Now when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul became wholly absorbed with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

  • Acts 11:25
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    25Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to look for Saul,

  • Acts 18:1
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    1Paul at Corinth After this Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth.

  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

  • Acts 22:21
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    21Then he said to me,‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

  • 1 Pet 5:12
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    12Final Greetings Through Silvanus, whom I know to be a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, in order to encourage you and testify that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.

  • Acts 21:15
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    15After these days we got ready and started up to Jerusalem.